Music-roll box



Nov. 9 1926.

C. S. ANDREWS MUSIC ROLL BOX Filed May 15.

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Mimic-none Box.

Application filed May 13, 1924. Serial No. 712,925.

This invention relates particularly to boxes of the type wherein the roll is supported in a slide which can be withdrawn from the front of the box.

Special objects of the invention are to provide a strong, durable and inexpensive foldis a plan view of the box body blank.

Figure l is a perspective view of the completed box body looking at the open end of the same.

Figure 5 is a broken perspective view of the closed end of the box body.

Figure 6 is a side View illustrating the use of the boxes.

The box is made up of the two parts shown in Figures 2 and i, an open topslide ortray 7 of a proper size to receive the'music roll 8, Figure 6, and an open ended box body '9 of a size to receive the tray with an easy sliding fit.

The slide is made from a single blank 10 shown in detail in Figure 1, and similarly, the box body is made from a single blank '11, shown in detail in Figure 3.

The slide blank comprises an intermediate bottom portion 12 and two side portions 13 foldable on the lines 14, an inner end portion 15 foldable up from the bottom on line 16 and two end flaps 17 on the side walls foldable on line 18 into abutting relation, Figure 2, over the inner face of the end flap 15. The side walls 13 are shown as having longitudinal edge extensions 19 foldable on the lines 20 to form the doubled over upper edges of the slide. At the forward end of the bottomiportion 12 a front end flap 21 is provided foldable up on the line 22 and front end side flaps 23 are also shown foldable on lines 24: to lap them over the inner face of the front flap as indicated in Figure 2.

In orderthat the front end of the slide may hinge downwardly, afterthe manner dicated in Figure 6, to open the slide for end withdrawal oft-he music roll, the side portions of the blank are shown as formed with V notches; 25 cut therein substantially to the folding lines 14 at the bottom ofthe box, thereby providing transversely of the slide bottom, a hinge line 26. This hinged section is reenforced across thehinge line by a layer 27 of fabric or other strong, flexible reenforcing material, which extends up the sides of the slideon both sides of the hinge line and on both sides of the wall, as indicated at 28 and 28 in Figure 2. This construction not only reenforcesthe hinge line 26 but it also reenforces the corner formed by the slide bottomand wall andxprevents break-ageor I cracking of the slide along the angle, either of the slide body proper or of the extension.

,Thisoverlying reenforcement may be applied before the V-notches arecut in the blank and ifdesired may have an extension brought-[out through the front "of the box to provide a pull tab 29. Insome cases this pull tab is simply in the form of a single or doubled strip of fabricsecured by suitable adhesive to the forward bottom hinging portion of the slide. v

The box body blank, Figure 3,is snown as comprising the bottom portion 80, having an end tab. 31 foldabl'e online 32 to form the backof the box; a topportion 33 having an end tab 341: jfoldable on line 35 to overlie the inner face of the outside end flap 31 and the'side-portions 36.23'Z fold'able on lines 3839 and 4041 respectively and'secure'd by the longitudinal flap extension 22 of side 37 glued or otherwise fastened in overlapping relation to the bottom portion 30. The

side portions 36 and 37 have end flaps 43%4 foldable on the lines 45-46 to overlie the innerface of the inside end flap 34, Figure 5. Both parts of the box may be cut o'utof a suitable grade of cardboard, heavy enough tostand the wear but flexible'enough to bend on the lines indicated, and which lines'orarerelativelysimple and are easily set up by bending them to the proper shape and gluing or otherwise suitably securing them in such form. The overlap ing of the end flaps in the manner illustrate reenforces the ends of both the box body and the slide giving the 'dinarily will be suitably scored. The blanks v box suflicient rigidity and strength to support a stack of superposed boxes, as indicated in Figure 6.

The lapping of the side securing flap 42 over the bottom wall 30 of the box body, Figure 4, provides a track lifting the bottom of the slide above the box bottom and causing it to slide more freely in and out the box body. This lifting of the slide above the box floor also provides clearance for the pull tab and forms a channel for escape of air, as the slide is operated.

In addition to being particularly simple and inexpensive, the box presents a neat and attractive appearance and unlike the made up boxes, requires no special finishing or covering but is complete and ready for use as soon asthe parts are set up. Also the construction disclosed provides a box body in which the end is made up of three thicknesses of material and the ends of the slide are both made up of two full thicknesses of material. lVhen the slide is within the box body the two end thicknesses of the slide are added to the three end thicknesses of the body, giving the whole relatively great rigidity and strength.

I claim 2- a 1. A box for music rolls comprising a box body open at the front end and closed at the back, a roll holding tray freely slidable into the box body to the extent permitted by the closed end of the latter, said sliding tray being open at the top for the free insertion and removal of the roll and having end walls for restraining endwis'e movement of the roll, the side walls of the tray near the forward ends of the same being notched down to the bottom of the tray to enable the forward end portion of the tray to hinge downwardly on a transverse line and a flexible reinforcement over said hinging portion and extending up the side walls of the slide on opposite sides of the notches to thereby prevent tearing of said hinging and notched parts,

2. A box for music rolls comprising an open ended box body, a roll holding tray freely slidable in the box body, said tray being open at the top for free removal and replacement of music rolls, the side walls of the tray near the forward ends of the same being cut down to the bottom of the tray to enable the forward endof the tray to swing downwardlyon a hinge line substantially transversely across the bottom and a flexible reinforcementoverlying such hinging portion and extending up the separated side wall portionsof the tray to pre vent tearing of the hinge and separated side wall portions and enable these parts in- V same near the front end of the tray cut down to the bottom of the tray to enable the front end portion of the tray to swing downwardly on a. substantially transverse hinge line and a flexible reinforcement extending over said hinge and adjoining portions of the tray to prevent tearing .at the hinge and enable the parts indefinitely to transmit the push and pull applied to the slide in the continued use of the box.

4. A box for music rolls comprising an open ended box body, a tray freely slidable in the box body and adapted to hold a single roll, said tray being open at the top for free removal and replacement of a music roll, theside walls of the tray having notches xtending to the tray bottom to provide a break in said side walls, to permit a portion of the tray to swing downwardly on a hinge line at the bottom of said notches, sa1d notches permitting the entry of fingers to freely grasp a roll in the tray.

5. A box for music rolls comprising a box body having an open end and an open topped single roll holding tray freely slidable in the box body, the side walls of the tray near the forward end of the same having notches extending to the bottom of said walls providing a forward portion of the tray adapted to swing downwardly on a hinge line in the box bottom at the bottom of said notches, said notches also permitting the entry of fingers to grasp a roll in the tray.

6. A tray sliclable in an open ended box body and adapted to hold a single music roll, said tray comprising side walls having notches extending to the tray bottom to provide a forward portion of the tray adapted to swing downwardly on a. hinge line at the bottom of said notches, said notches permitting the entry of fingers to grasp a roll in the tray.

7. A tray slidable in an open ended box body and adapted to hold a single music roll, comprising side walls having notches extending to the bottom of said walls to provide a break therein permitting a portion of the tray to swing downwardly on a hinge line at the bottom of said notches and said notches permitting the entry of fingers to grasp aroll in the tray.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York this 25th day of April A. D. 1924:.

CHAMPE S. ANDREWS. 

